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Rule changes, work stoppage, Offseason changes, Pitch Clock, New Uniforms

kalinecountry said:
In 1995, the MLBPA and owners didn't reach a labor agreement until April 3. Spring training began on April 7. Most teams opened on April 26. I can't see any pitcher, today, signing up for anything close to a 19-day spring training leading into a full, or close to full, season.
Travis Sawchik MLB writer TheScore
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Perhaps teams will begin with expanded rosters if labor talks drag and condense the spring training period (or worse), but reducing the spring period too much would seem to place serious risks on pitchers.

The owners waited 42 days after the start of lockout to counter the MLBPA offer.

Many pitchers do train more, sure. And training is much different and more effective, generally, I believe. But arms are still conditioned for six weeks of ST prep. That hasn't changed. Maybe spring training is too long for pitchers? Perhaps we will find out this year.
 
Starting in 2022 every MLB team will receive a guaranteed $60.1 million via national TV deals (averaging out the money from the life of those deals). Likely every local tv deal averages >$40m per year. So every single team is getting $100m+ guaranteed before selling a ticket.
Thats 140M for your Detroit Tigers ownership..before one ball is rolled out.

Baseball Prospectus
 
https://www.stitcher.com/show/locke...booth-and-another-mlb-lockout-update-90191019
Locked On Detroit Tigers Podcast: ZiPS Projections for the Detroit Tigers, Broadcast Booth, and Another MLB Lockout Update. 28 minutes.

Today after our usual MLB Lockout Update we discuss the Fangraphs ZiPS projections for the Detroit Tigers 2022 Record and if they matter. Then we talk about the broadcast booth and tease future Baseball America related content.
 
MLB told the MLBPA in a heated collective bargaining session Tuesday ? one in which MLBPA executive subcommittee members Andrew Miller and Max Scherzer were particularly vocal ? that it was considering moving for mediation and made the request on Thursday.
If ya don't know..Max Scherzer is super savvy about finance..yeah more than his 42M..he is actually a tremendous player to have in the room.

MGorosh
 
Let's do payroll!

The average payroll in 2011?
Roughly $93 million

The average payroll in 2021?
Roughly $104 million

Payrolls have jumped about 12% in a decade.

Meanwhile, the average value of a team has jumped 365% ($523m to $1.91b) in that same timespan.

According to Forbes, the average valuation of every Major League Baseball team has grown by close to $140,000,000 every single year over the last decade.

Owners could end this lockout comfortably by agreeing to spend just ~$10m more each year.

Do not side with the owners.

Joe Doyle

FEDERAL MEDIATOR: So you, a literal monopoly that's exempt from antitrust laws, get to restrict the movement and earning power of your youngest employees, and you don't want any changes.

ROB MANFRED: Yes.

FEDERAL MEDIATOR: Alright, let me see what I can do.

Grant Brisbee

MLB has told the MLBPA it will not make a counter offer after MLB two days ago saying it would.
Baseball not starting for a while..remember the incessant whining owners did when they cancelled games because of COVID..The owners think the players will fold..don't see that happening this time..

MGorosh

Player leaders Max Scherzer and Andrew Miller on a recent call with MLB spoke pointedly about their unhappiness with MLB offers, hitting on competitive integrity, service time manipulation, franchise values and more. Might their unvarnished honesty trigger action?

Jon Heyman
 
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Rob Manfred since the 2019 World Series:

-Failed to punish cheaters.
-Called WS trophy a ?piece of metal.?
-Used a pandemic for financial leverage.
-Imposed a 60-game ?season.?
-Introduced ghost runners & 7-inning ?games.?
-Secretly manipulated baseballs.
-Locked out MLB players.
 
"[MLB is] not even attempting to make real offers," Trevor May during his Twitch live steam. "If you think there is good-faith negotiation happening right now, there isn?t . . . Not a single negotiation with the guy [MLB commissioner Rob Manfred] has been good-faith.?

Pat Ragazzo

Just so you guys know? The league could lift the lockout and everything could still start on time. Bargaining could continue with spring training and the regular season underway. No agreement doesn?t mean no baseball. A lockout means no baseball. MLB fears a Union strike.

Will Middlebrooks

Based on the incredible annual revenue of the league, we feel players with 0-3 years of service should be better compensated.
We want to fix the competitive balance so EVERY team?s focus is winning year after year.
We want to fix service time manipulation.

Whit Merrifield

MLB?s statement claiming that ?the most productive path forward would be the involvement of an impartial third party? is a good argument for having a Commissioner who is an unbiased steward of the game, and not one who represents ownership.

MLB?s statement claiming that ?the most productive path forward would be the involvement of an impartial third party? is a good argument for having a Commissioner who is an unbiased steward of the game, and not one who represents ownership.

David Laurila
 
It is suicide to shorten yet another season. 2020 saw a 60-game season. Does MLB really think that fans will be accepting of yet another shortened season in 2022? They have sports' oldest fan base, aren't bringing in new fans and can't afford to lose any more.

After the 1994 strike, attendance dropped 20% the next year. Over the past decade, attendance has dropped every year. Last year, attendance hit a 37-year low. It shows MLB's disrespect for the fans who are clearly sending them a message.

Many assumed that MLB wouldn't be so stupid about delaying the season again given history. But now they've doubled down and refuse to bargain with the players. So much for learning lessons.

Totally Tigers
 
The average MLB salary in 2021 was $4.17M, down 6.4% from 2017. The median salary of $1.15M was down 30% from 2015. But yeah, player payroll is why it costs more to go to a baseball game.

Evan Altman
 
https://www.podpage.com/tigers-srd-.../episode-419-espns-top-100-mlb-list-overview/
Tigers SRD Podcast Episode 419: ESPN's Top 100 MLB List overview. 84 minutes.

Show Notes:
More on the players vs the owners as the MLB lockout shows no sign of slowing down.

Listener question: What three things that could make or break the Tigers' season in 2022?

A new arm joins the Tigers minor league system via free agent signing.

Emily Waldon could not make the show this week, so she will be on with this later this week. Please support her fight against cancer by buying one of her shirts by clicking the link here.

Here's the link to the episode on YouTube: Tigers Radio Podcast Episode 419.

Subscribe to the YouTube channel.
 
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